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Hannah Rowe led New Zealand Women's brilliance with the ball as they restricted Pakistan Women to 89 for eight and later chased down the target with ease in 11 overs with seven wickets in hand in the fourth and final Twenty20 International and completed a 4-0 series whitewash.

Suzie Bates scored an unbeaten 65 run knock to help New Zealand Women post 126 for four following Hannah Rowe and Amelia Kerr shared five wickets between them to bowl out Pakistan for 84 runs and complete a 42 run victory in the final Twenty20 International in Sharjah.

After Sophie Devine and Katey Martin scored blistering knocks to take New Zealand Women to 147 for eight, a collective effort from the bowlers saw them restrict Pakistan Women to 132 for seven in the chase and complete a 15 run victory in the first Twenty20 International in Sharjah.

After a four-wicket haul from Sana Mir reduced New Zealand Women to 155, a collective batting effort from Pakistan Women saw them chase down the target in 48.5 overs with five wickets in hand in the third One-Day International in Sharjah.

After a combined effort from New Zealand Women restricted Pakistan Women to 147 runs, Sophie Devine led the chase with a breezy 62 run knock to help her team complete the chase in 24 overs with seven wickets in hand in the second One-Day International to take the series 2-0.

Sophie Devine scored a brilliant century as New Zealand resisted top order brilliance from Pakistan to win the first One-Day International in Sharjah by eight runs and get their first points in the ICC Women's Championship.

Shoaib Malik scored a blistering fifty while Mohammad Amir followed it up with a brilliant four wicket haul as Pakistan completed a 36 run win over Sri Lanka in the third Twenty20 International in Lahore to claim the series 3-0.

After a collective bowling effort from Pakistan dismissed Sri Lanka for 102 runs, the batsmen led by a blistering 42 from Shoaib Malik helped the home side chase down the target in 17.2 overs with seven wickets in the first Twenty20 International in Abu Dhabi to claim a 1-0 lead in the series.

Usman Khan became the third quickest fast bowler to claim a five wicket haul as Pakistan dismissed Sri Lanka for 103 and chased down the target with nine wickets in hand in the fifth and final One-Day International in Sharjah to take the series 5-0.

Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik scored 69 runs apiece as Pakistan chased down 174 runs against Sri Lanka in 39 overs with seven wickets in hand in the fourth One-Day International in Sharjah to stretch their lead in the series to 4-0.

Upul Tharanga's unbeaten century went in vain for Sri Lanka as Pakistan completed a 32 run victory in the second One-Day International in Abu Dhabi riding on another Babar Azam ton and an all-round effort from Shadab Khan to claim a 2-0 lead in the series.

Rangana Herath was instrumental for Sri Lanka with an 11-wicket haul as the visitors bowled out Pakistan for 114 in the final innings and helped them register a 21 run win in the first Test in Abu Dhabi thereby claiming a 1-0 unassailable lead in the two match series.

After a valiant 76 run knock from Haris Sohail helped Pakistan gain a three run first innings lead, the spinners kept Sri Lanka down to 69 for four at stumps on day four of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan top order came up with a solid batting performance as they went on to post 266 for four at stumps on day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi to cut short their trail to 153 runs.

The first game of cricket ever played in Pakistan was in 1935 between the Sindh and Australian cricket teams and lit a fuse which is burning to this day. As soon as they acquired independence, cricket developed rapidly and they acquired Test Match status in just 5 years (albeit with the recommendation of their eternal rivals, India).

Pakistan batsman Khalid Latif has been banned for five years from all forms of cricket after he was proved guilty of spot-fixing during the 2017 Pakistan Super League tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.

Following the successful return of international cricket in Pakistan with the recent World XI T20 series, the cricket fans and international cricketers have expressed their joy and appreciation of the security arrangements surrounding the tournament and this will go a long way to attracting back other international teams to Pakistan.